I am that male friend in the harem story

"I am back." 

"Welcome back!" 2x

When Ishigami went home, his two parents quickly greeted him, and the smell of the dinner somehow wafted within the house. 

"Oh? Did you make a feast?" 

Ishigami was startled when there was so much food on the dining table, and he felt a bit overwhelmed since he had eaten before. Fortunately, with his young body and strong metabolism, he should be okay. 

However, the excitement exuded by his parents... was a little too much for him. 

Moreover—

"Why did you make red rice? Do you want Dad to be slimmer, Mom?" Ishigami asked with a doubt. Unlike normal rice, red rice had zero fat content and many good nutrients, which was good for a diet. 

For Ishigami Papa, who was a little overweight, this was a good choice. 

Still, while this red rice was good for health, the taste was definitely far from white rice. 

"Baka!" Ishigami Papa scolded his son directly. 

However, Ishigami Mama laughed and then looked at his youngest son with a complicated tone. "Well, you know, we're celebrating because we know why you didn't go home yesterday..." 

"....." 3x

It felt awkward somehow. 

Even if Ishigami Mama and Papa knew that their son had lost his virginity, they felt speechless by how fast it was, and at the same time, this also wasn't something that they should talk openly about, right? 

"...should we eat now?" 

"Okay." 2x

The three of them decided to keep quiet without mentioning what Ishigami did yesterday, but even so, subtly, they asked him to bring his girlfriend, which he answered perfunctorily since he felt that everything was too early. 

Yet, Ishigami also knew that, unlike ordinary people, those people with a high status took the matter of a relationship more seriously as it would affect their wealth. 

If the two families had two good statues, then no one would think to part away since not only did they love each other, but their family wealth would also become better, so why should they hesitate? 

After all, there were some families who let their children marry others for the benefit of their family, even if they didn't love each other, yet a child for a wealthy family, as they had enjoyed the benefits from their family, it was natural that they were expected to pay their families. 

Lack of love or cold? 

Well, it was because they were cold that they could become wealthy, and those who were emotional could only become poor as their feelings were easily toyed with by many. 

Still, he might be a little cold, but he would try to treasure them in his own way. 

Nevertheless, the dinner was enjoyable, and everyone was happy, especially when Ishigami Papa and Mama saw that their youngest son had grown up. 

Ishigami might be a little naughty, but for a family with a lot of wealth, being naughty was far better than being well-behaved. 

When dinner finished, Ishigami thought of washing his body, but then, he moved quietly to his father. "Dad." 

"What?" Ishigami Papa looked at his youngest son helplessly, wondering whether Ishigami wanted to ask for more money. 

"Can you help me open a trading account?" 

"Trading account?" Ishigami Papa was startled, then he nodded. "Okay, I will register it tomorrow for you." 

"You don't ask anything why I want to open an account?" Ishigami asked with a doubt. 

"It's fine. It's fine. I'm happy that you have the initiative to learn. I am still young, and we have quite a lot of money, so it doesn't matter if you want to try something. Even if you fail, it doesn't matter since you can learn something from it." 

In Ishigami Papa's mind, whether Ishigami could get profit or loss from stock trading didn't matter since what was important was for Ishigami to learn from this process. 

More importantly, it was quite common for some people in this country to put their money in stocks, especially when the value of their money would depreciate or even lose when they put it in the bank. 

Even Ishigami Papa also kept some of his money in the stocks, but naturally, he did not keep everything there, diversifying it so that way, even if one ended up in failure, his wealth wouldn't be affected.

In other words, he didn't put all of his eggs in the same basket. 

Moreover, if Ishigami had a talent in this area, then it would be good, so there would be no need for him to walk around helplessly, especially when it was his eldest son who would take over the company. 

"Thanks, Dad. You are so handsome!" 

Ishigami didn't expect that his father would be so supportive. 

"Is that all?" 

"....." 

Watching his father's big boss-like attitude, Ishigami fell into silence and felt that he could use this chance to get more benefits. This attitude of his might be shameless, but if one couldn't be shameless, then how could one succeed? 

"Can you let me rent a room?" 

"Room? What for—" 

Ishigami Papa stopped talking and looked at his youngest son in silence, realizing what Ishigami had planned to do by asking him to rent a room. Even if he was a father, he was also a man, so he didn't continue with his words and just stared at him helplessly. 

"Be careful." 

"Thank you, Dad!" Ishigami kissed his father's cheek, then put his hands quickly on Ishigami Papa's shoulders and said, "I will give you a massage!" 

As for what the words "be careful" meant in his father's mouth, Ishigami was clear, and naturally, he would be careful. 

Ishigami Papa rolled his eyes, but he didn't say anything and let his youngest son give him a massage. Still, the satisfied smile on his face was clear, showing how happy he was. 

"Ah, how unfair! I want a massage, too!" 

"Come here, Mom! I will give you a massage, too!" 

Nevertheless, Ishigami didn't forget his mother, kissing her cheek, and then he also gave her a massage, giving a full course of massage to the two. After all, instead of letting them go to the massage parlor, it was better for him to take care of them, especially when they had taken care of him well.

Moreover, if they were happy and loved him more, he could get more benefits~! 

Well, he had become a Papa and a Mama Boy, but it didn't matter since this situation was far better than not having parents at all, so one should treasure their parents well like him. 

Still, after he had given them a message, he washed his body and rested in the bathtub, knowing that he had to work harder. He had made such a greedy decision, so to take care of all of them, he had to become wealthier and more powerful. 

His family's wealth was good, but it definitely couldn't be compared to Kaguya's. 

His family might be able to determine the life of the employees of his company, but it couldn't be compared to Chika's family, whose family was a famous politician with even a former prime minister within the family. 

Frankly, he believed that he could reach their place, reaching the position of Kaguya and Chika as long as he was given time, but as he had made a promise with Chika, he knew that he had to work harder and build his own power to show that she didn't believe and choose the wrong man. 

'One year...' 

What could he do in such an amount of time? 

With his "Eyes of Wealth," there were a lot of things, but more importantly, along with the reward he gained from Chika, he believed that he could do many things. 

Still, before that, he dried his body, put on his clothes, and returned to his room before he took his smartphone, looking at the number of missed calls, which made him helpless before he took a moment to prepare and called this person. 

The ringing tone was immediately heard, but it wasn't immediately connected. However, he didn't appear impatient and just quietly waited.

'Is it going to be ignored?'

He thought his call would be ignored as he had been waiting for a while, but when he was about to give up, thinking to talk with this person tomorrow directly, the call was connected. 

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Sorry, it's so short.